Thursday, January 12, 2017

July Week 1, Year 3



Raw
Match 1. Bayley vs. Tamina

Match 2. New Day vs. Enzo and Big Cass
After the win, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows stood atop the stage.

Match 3. Rusev vs. Xavier Woods

Match 4. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
Tamina tried to distract Sasha.

Main Event. Finn Balor vs. Batista
One night after losing to Cena, Balor has a big test in front of him. Balor hit a Slingblade and neck breaker. He escaped a powerbomb and hit the shotgun dropkick. He then hit a falling gut buster. Balor continued with a diving elbow to the outside. Holy crap! Balor won with a second Slingblade.

Balor bounces back and gets a big win. Maybe another title shot?

SmackDown
Match 1. Paige vs. Nikki Bella

Match 2. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 3. Simon Gotch vs. Jack Swagger

Match 4. Daniel Bryan vs. Tyson Kidd
Ziggler walked out and sat at ringside. Bryan sent Kidd to the outside. Kidd threw Bryan into the corner and went after Ziggler. Bryan attacked Kidd from behind. Bryan locked in the Yes Lock, but shouldn't get the submission. Kidd landed a twisting neck breaker. Bryan won with the Yes Kicks.

Kidd was more focused on Ziggler and the IC title. Bryan gets a nice win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
After defeating Eddie, Owens moves on to the champ. Owens hit a back suplex and cannonball splash in the corner. Orton connected with a knee to the temple. He then hit a Lou Thesz Pres for a near fall. Orton kicked out of the pop-up powerbomb. Owens then won with the package side slam.

A win over the champ is a step in the right direction for Owens.

NXT
Match 1. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jason Jordan

Match 2. Bo Dallas vs. Elias Samson

Match 3. Rich Swann vs. Rezar

Match 4. Apollo Crews vs. Samoa Joe
Itami attacked Joe after the match.

Main Event. Hideo Itami vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Hideo then had to turn his focus towards Shinsuke. Nakamura hit the Samoan driver for a near fall. Itami countered the Kinshasa into a drop toe hold. He then hit a full nelson suplex. Nakamura kicked out of the GTS. Itami then won with multiple kicks to the head.

The champ continues with a full head of steam. A big win over Nakamura.

ECWCW
Match 1. Rick Rude vs. Taz

Match 2. Dusty Rhodes vs. Vader

Match 3. Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam

Match 4. Sting vs. Fit Finlay vs. Ricky Steamboat

Main Event. Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair
Dusty attacked Flair from behind. Luger hit a running forearm and spike piledriver, but Flair kicked out. After another forearm, Luger made Flair tap in the torture rack.

Dusty came back out. Flair went after him and the two needed to be separated.

Luger gets the cheap win after the pre-match attack.

TNA
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Eric Young vs. ECIII

Match 2. Ken Shamrock vs. Matt Morgan

Match 3. Christian vs. Damien Sandow

Match 4. Kurt Angle vs. Cody Rhodes
Angle targeted the legs of Cody. Angle countered a suplex and hit a German suplex. He hit about three more. Cody connected with the Disaster Kick off the ropes. Angle landed three more Germans. Talk about Suplex City. Angle landed a super German suplex, but Cody still kicked out. Angle popped up and hit the Olympic Slam to win.

A great match. I can only hope the title match is just as good.

Main Event. Alberto Del Rio vs. Drew Galloway


ROH
Match 1. Pentagon Jr. vs. Adam Cole
Pentagon targeted the right arm, weakening it for the armbar. Cole connected with a knee drop brain buster. Pentagon locked in the armbar, but Cole escaped. Cole won with the flipping piledriver.

That was a good match. Cole is a fighting champion.

Match 2. Matt Sydal vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Chris Hero

Match 3. ReDragon vs. War Machine

Match 4. Charlie Haas w/ Shelton Benjamin vs. Mark Briscoe w/ Jay Briscoe
Haas sent Mark to the outside. This could get ugly. He hit a t-bone suplex and then a half nelson suplex., Jay tried to get involved, but the ref tossed him from ringside. Mark landed a huge moonsault. He then won with a boot off the ropes.

Mark didn't need his brother to win. I wonder how Shelton feels about the loss.

Main Event. Jay Lethal vs. Mil Muertes


Recap: What a week. There is a lot bad blood flying around on all of the brands. Things are coming to a boiling point.

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